Resources

This page is made mostly for myself. It contains all my bookmarks with information and resources I am using for the trip. I guess that anyone else, who would like to travel and train, can probably find a lot of useful information here too :)

Couchsurfing – Free private accomodation around the world

EFN Sports forum – European BJJ forum

BJJ Asia – Asian BJJ community website

Zhoozhitzu do Graugardo – My BJJ blog

CSA.dk

MMA.tv – Underground forum

Craigslist

Hostelworld – Hostels around the world

Sambo training article from Belarus

The Manly Odyssey – Trip similar to mine

Zero to Cruising – My friends Mike and Rebecca’s blog about their sailing adventure

USA Wrestling forum

UK BJJ club list

BJJ Holland – Dutch BJJ community website

BJJ clubs Europe SFUK – SFUK list of BJJ clubs in Europe

Connection Rio – Information about training BJJ in Rio

Train in Rio – List of BJJ academies in Rio

Vampires and Brown Bears – Robert and Amanda’s blog from Romania

Gerbiljiujitsu moving to Brazil – Looong thread from Sherdog forum from someone who trained in Brazil for 6 months

Judo Bahamas

BJJ Ankara – Eren’s gym in Ankara, Turkey

Sherdog forum thread about my trip – BJJ community FTW

BJJ Medellin – Gym in Colombo, that swedish William is visiting for 6 months

Gladiators Academy – Gym in Lafayette, Louisiana

Fight Zone USA – Checkmat HQ in Los Angeles

GapYear – Great ideas for travels

Jiu Jitsu de la Costa – Gym in Cabarete, Domincan Republic (note: should be two other gyms there?)

Medellin Living – Blog about living in Medellin, Colombia

Go Backpacking

The Grappling Dummy

Meerkatsu

The Part Time Grappler

Gorgette's Jiu Jitsu World

The Jiu-Jitsu Fighter

Backchoke.com

Fueled By Fear – Dev's BJJ Blog

Felipe Costa 30+ – Felipe Costa’s videoblog

Yasmin's BJJ blog

Roadtrip in Brazil thread on Sherdog

Martial Arts supplies

BJJHQ.com